diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/bind_test.go b/accounts/abi/bind/bind_test.go
index 43ed53b922..17b2216426 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/bind_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/bind_test.go
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func TestBindings(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create temporary workspace: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(ws)
-
+	
 	pkg := filepath.Join(ws, "bindtest")
 	if err = os.MkdirAll(pkg, 0700); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create package: %v", err)
diff --git a/accounts/abi/event.go b/accounts/abi/event.go
index 96374ba3c1..44ed7b8df2 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/event.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/event.go
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ func (e Event) Id() common.Hash {
 	return common.BytesToHash(crypto.Keccak256([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%v(%v)", e.Name, strings.Join(types, ",")))))
 }
 
+// unpacks an event return tuple into a struct of corresponding go types
+//
+// Unpacking can be done into a struct or a slice/array.
 func (e Event) tupleUnpack(v interface{}, output []byte) error {
 	// make sure the passed value is a pointer
 	valueOf := reflect.ValueOf(v)
@@ -77,14 +80,32 @@ func (e Event) tupleUnpack(v interface{}, output []byte) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		reflectValue := reflect.ValueOf(marshalledValue)
-		for j := 0; j < typ.NumField(); j++ {
-			field := typ.Field(j)
-			// TODO read tags: `abi:"fieldName"`
-			if field.Name == strings.ToUpper(e.Inputs[i].Name[:1])+e.Inputs[i].Name[1:] {
-				if err := set(value.Field(j), reflectValue, e.Inputs[i]); err != nil {
-					return err
+
+		switch value.Kind() {
+		case reflect.Struct:
+			for j := 0; j < typ.NumField(); j++ {
+				field := typ.Field(j)
+				// TODO read tags: `abi:"fieldName"`
+				if field.Name == strings.ToUpper(e.Inputs[i].Name[:1])+e.Inputs[i].Name[1:] {
+					if err := set(value.Field(j), reflectValue, e.Inputs[i]); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
 				}
 			}
+		case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+			if value.Len() < i {
+				return fmt.Errorf("abi: insufficient number of arguments for unpack, want %d, got %d", len(e.Inputs), value.Len())
+			}
+			v := value.Index(i)
+			if v.Kind() != reflect.Ptr && v.Kind() != reflect.Interface {
+				return fmt.Errorf("abi: cannot unmarshal %v in to %v", v.Type(), reflectValue.Type())
+			}
+			reflectValue := reflect.ValueOf(marshalledValue)
+			if err := set(v.Elem(), reflectValue, e.Inputs[i]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("abi: cannot unmarshal tuple in to %v", typ)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/accounts/abi/method.go b/accounts/abi/method.go
index a15a989170..d8838e9ed6 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/method.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/method.go
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ func (method Method) pack(args ...interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // unpacks a method return tuple into a struct of corresponding go types
+//
+// Unpacking can be done into a struct or a slice/array.
 func (method Method) tupleUnpack(v interface{}, output []byte) error {
 	// make sure the passed value is a pointer
 	valueOf := reflect.ValueOf(v)
@@ -90,10 +92,6 @@ func (method Method) tupleUnpack(v interface{}, output []byte) error {
 		typ   = value.Type()
 	)
 
-	if value.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
-		return fmt.Errorf("abi: cannot unmarshal tuple in to %v", typ)
-	}
-
 	j := 0
 	for i := 0; i < len(method.Outputs); i++ {
 		toUnpack := method.Outputs[i]
@@ -106,14 +104,32 @@ func (method Method) tupleUnpack(v interface{}, output []byte) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		reflectValue := reflect.ValueOf(marshalledValue)
-		for j := 0; j < typ.NumField(); j++ {
-			field := typ.Field(j)
-			// TODO read tags: `abi:"fieldName"`
-			if field.Name == strings.ToUpper(method.Outputs[i].Name[:1])+method.Outputs[i].Name[1:] {
-				if err := set(value.Field(j), reflectValue, method.Outputs[i]); err != nil {
-					return err
+
+		switch value.Kind() {
+		case reflect.Struct:
+			for j := 0; j < typ.NumField(); j++ {
+				field := typ.Field(j)
+				// TODO read tags: `abi:"fieldName"`
+				if field.Name == strings.ToUpper(method.Outputs[i].Name[:1])+method.Outputs[i].Name[1:] {
+					if err := set(value.Field(j), reflectValue, method.Outputs[i]); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
 				}
 			}
+		case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+			if value.Len() < i {
+				return fmt.Errorf("abi: insufficient number of arguments for unpack, want %d, got %d", len(method.Outputs), value.Len())
+			}
+			v := value.Index(i)
+			if v.Kind() != reflect.Ptr && v.Kind() != reflect.Interface {
+				return fmt.Errorf("abi: cannot unmarshal %v in to %v", v.Type(), reflectValue.Type())
+			}
+			reflectValue := reflect.ValueOf(marshalledValue)
+			if err := set(v.Elem(), reflectValue, method.Outputs[i]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("abi: cannot unmarshal tuple in to %v", typ)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/accounts/abi/unpack_test.go b/accounts/abi/unpack_test.go
index b8236edf39..9c7c339f3f 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/unpack_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/unpack_test.go
@@ -354,6 +354,29 @@ func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	buff := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
+	// marshall mixed bytes (mixedBytes)
+	p0, p0Exp := []byte{}, common.Hex2Bytes("01020000000000000000")
+	p1, p1Exp := [32]byte{}, common.Hex2Bytes("0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ddeeff")
+	mixedBytes := []interface{}{&p0, &p1}
+
+	buff.Write(common.Hex2Bytes("0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000040"))
+	buff.Write(common.Hex2Bytes("0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ddeeff"))
+	buff.Write(common.Hex2Bytes("000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a"))
+	buff.Write(common.Hex2Bytes("0102000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"))
+
+	err = abi.Unpack(&mixedBytes, "mixedBytes", buff.Bytes())
+	if err !=nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else {
+		if bytes.Compare(p0, p0Exp) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected value unpacked: want %x, got %x", p0Exp, p0)
+		}
+
+		if bytes.Compare(p1[:], p1Exp) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected value unpacked: want %x, got %x", p1Exp, p1)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// marshal int
 	var Int *big.Int
 	err = abi.Unpack(&Int, "int", common.Hex2Bytes("0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"))
@@ -377,6 +400,7 @@ func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// marshal dynamic bytes max length 32
+	buff.Reset()
 	buff.Write(common.Hex2Bytes("0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020"))
 	buff.Write(common.Hex2Bytes("0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020"))
 	bytesOut := common.RightPadBytes([]byte("hello"), 32)